What is your one horrible weakness in a Zpoc? You'll be surprised to hear mine

Ok, I have the skills, the equip, the location, etc in real time in the real world. As I have mentioned many times, I live 100% off grid in the Rockies.

So what's my biggest fear or weakness? What scares the shit out of me?

I wear glasses.  I am horribly myopic to the point that without corrective lenses I can see clearly only about 8 inches in front of me.  Genuine coke bottles!  Typically I wear contacts and have several pairs of glasses on hands. 

 But contacts eventually break down and get rips, pin holes or rough edges.  And they have an expiration date, wherein the plastics also get weaker the older they get, even unopened, so they don't last as long and would be kinda worthless after 10-15 years of stockpiling. And they have maintantence issues with cleaning, solution, etc.

 And glasses get scratched up, break or are easily ripped off your face. Plus they impede your vision during rain and get fogged up easily  (Try wearing glasses in a gas mask sometime)

This concerns me to the point that I have seriously considered Lasik, because this is my one big Achilles' Heel in life.  Especially when it comes to night vision, I'd be absolutely useless without glasses on or contacts in.  I could see well enough during the day to drive a car, but not well enough to scout the horizon or shoot and actually hit something.

So, what is your Achille's Heel - what is your one horrible weakness that may end up causing your demise or swing the advantage against you in a disaster or Zpoc?

Tags: achille's, heel, survival, weakness

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Permalink Reply by Derek Fuller on September 2, 2010 at 1:52pm
I have the same problem as you. Without contacts or glasses I'm hopeless I'm too young for laser eye surgury or at least to buy it myself. My parents would definatly say no.
Permalink Reply by matthew a. clark on September 2, 2010 at 10:21pm
i would probably get to into the killing and drop my guard on the surviving. probably the #1 rule after z-day
Permalink Reply by LazerScythe on September 25, 2010 at 12:05pm
As well as having glasses, my owned weapons (bow & Arrows and spear) don't suit my maneuverability methods (climbing and free running) although I could use my spear as a pole vault.
Permalink Reply by Nicole Perras on September 28, 2011 at 2:05pm

I cannot, cannot, cannot get a needle, of any description.

If I was on my death bed, and the cure was found in a needle that was readily avaliable I would not be able to save myself.

Permalink Reply by Michael T. Douglas on September 29, 2011 at 11:25am
My weakness is being unprepared.
Permalink Reply by Claire on September 29, 2011 at 11:42am
Tori you ever thought about getting perscription goggles done for your gas mask?
Permalink Reply by Tori Luve on October 3, 2011 at 6:03pm

Hey Claire,

Not really, but I know I could get prescription goggles vs glasses.  I don't think the lenses are supposed to come out of a gas mask, LOL

 

 

Permalink Reply by PRIME_Ω_PREDATOR on October 3, 2011 at 7:25pm
The old M-17 gas mask had prescription inserts for people who wore glasses. They're basically the same at the Czech M10 mask at this site.
Permalink Reply by Tori Luve on October 10, 2011 at 8:25pm

Only YOU would know this in order to point it out . . .

So this lady walks into Sears, gas mask in tow, to see if they can retrofit her prescription - LOL

 

Permalink Reply by PRIME_Ω_PREDATOR on October 10, 2011 at 9:10pm
The joke only works if you're wearing the mask LOL.............
Permalink Reply by Tori Luve on November 8, 2011 at 4:30pm

LOL  even more better!

 

Permalink Reply by Charles E. Maraggia on September 29, 2011 at 4:42pm

I'm 20 years old, weigh 200 lbs, I can run my two mile in 14:00 minutes, I can ruck for hours on end, I have minor joint pains that I can overlook, I can handle my body weight relatively easily, I am a much better sprinter than a distance runner, and I have the motivation to fight through fatigue. I have experienced some profound losses in my short time here on Earth, so losing people wouldn't be too difficult to get over, unfortunately I'm used to it. I have no guns, but I can for damn sure use one, and use it well. I have a few knives, and that's the extent of my weaponry. I am a very caring person, but I have learned to tune out emotion when it comes to tough decisions or gruesome situations. I can a bridge with a single piece of rope, and I promise you don't want to test my will to survive or prevail. But if I don't have my glasses or contacts, I'm about as useful as a used rubber.

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